Arteriograph: using pulse wave analysis in the COVID-19 pandemic
Patients with hypertension are at a higher risk of contracting the SARS-CoV-2 viral infection that causes COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) has identified hypertension...
First global resolution on meningitis prevention and control
A global roadmap to defeat meningitis by 2030 has been established under the leadership of the World Health Organization.
At the 73rd Session of the...
A prospective cohort study of the elderly population in Hong Kong
Professor Timothy Kwok of the Jockey Club Centre for osteoporosis care and control details the implications of treating a rapidly ageing population.
Population ageing is...
Advancing global COVID-19 research with the WHO
Scientists across the globe have come together to intensify research into COVID-19.
The World Health Organization (WHO) is moving to expand its scientific collaboration and...
Drop in number of people seeking mental health support during lockdown
New research has shown a drop of more than third in the number of people seeking help for mental illness or self-harm during the...
Study shows different immune response in cancer patients to COVID-19
Cancer patients have shown different responses to the COVID-19 virus depending on the type of cancer they have.
In a study, carried out by Cancer...
Pfizer-BioNTech vaccine shows protection against new COVID-19 strains
Results from a new study have shown that the Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine shows protection against two new mutant strains of coronavirus.
In an in vitro study...
COVID-19 immunity could last eight months, says research
New research has suggested that immunity to COVID-19 could last for up to eight months following infection.
The findings, which were based on blood samples...
Could a healthy heart help to prevent dementia?
New research suggests that a health heart earlier in life can help to prevent or delay dementia later in life.
A team of researchers at...
Study explores umbilical cord-derived stem cell COVID-19 treatment
A groundbreaking, randomised controlled trial has shown that umbilical cord-derived mesenchymal stem cell infusions safely reduce risk of death and aid quicker recovery in...
Artificial enzyme could lead to new Parkinson’s disease treatment
A team of researchers have created an artificial enzyme that could help form a new treatment for the neurodegenerative Parkinson’s disease.
The team from Johns...
Treating depression by ‘erasing’ neuroplasticity damage caused by stress
Researchers have used epigenetic modulators in an attempt at ‘erasing’ damage to neuroplasticity caused by stress, showing that acute intervention in epigenetic mechanisms produces...
Algorithm to identify heart attack risk before symptoms develop
Scientists at the University of Edinburgh are leading a project to develop an algorithm for identifying patients at risk of heart attack before symptoms...
Long-acting injectable HIV treatment approved in Europe
The European Commission has approved marketing authorisation for the first long-acting injectable treatment for HIV to be made available in Europe.
REKAMBYS, a rilpivirine injection...
Potential treatment kills lymphoma whilst leaving healthy cells alone
Scientists have demonstrated a potential new strategy for treating lymphomas – a group of cancers that start in infection-fighting cells called lymphocytes.
The team of...
Cardiac surgery survival inequalities between private and NHS patients
A new study has revealed that private medical patients are 20% less likely to die or develop complications following surgery than NHS patients.
The study,...
Is atmospheric pollution contributing to the spread of COVID-19?
A new study has suggested the hypothesis of a correlation among the short-term exposure to atmospheric pollutants and COVID-19 incidence, mortality, and lethality rates
There...
New variant of COVID-19 being investigated by PHE
A new variant of the virus that causes COVID-19 has been discovered in the South East of England which Public Health England (PHE) is...
No deal Brexit could be detrimental for UK rare disease patients
Experts have issued a warning that a no deal Brexit could have a hugely detrimental impact on patients in the UK living with a...
New study shows Lyme disease alters immune system
A new study has shown that the bacteria that causes Lyme disease alters the immune system, causing it to attack the healthy cells in...
